Robert Fox

Scottish independence vote threatens to ruin army reform

Fri 25 May, AT 08:25 Robert Fox

Names like Black Watch and Gurkhas are to stay, because Cameron doesn't fancy taking on the Scots and Joanna Lumley at once

Child given an oral vaccine

Why is the WHO declaring a polio global health emergency?

Briefing Thu 24 May, AT 11:20

Briefing: Crippling disease is making a comeback – and the World Health Organisation wants money to wipe it out for good

Crispin Black

A smooth British retreat from Afghanistan would be a first

Wed 23 May, AT 15:59 Crispin Black

Retreat is the most difficult military operation to carry out - because there is no hope of victory

Robert Fox

Hammond courts disaster with ‘unsentimental’ view of defence

Tue 8 May, AT 15:49 Robert Fox

With US and France cutting back on armed forces, UK’s defence review is already out-of-date

Barack Obama in Afghanistan

Barack Obama, in Afghanistan, says US will 'finish the job'

One-Minute Read Wed 2 May, AT 10:55

Speech on anniversary of Bin Laden death is followed hours later by suicide bombing

Robert Fox

Kabul: as the dust settles, focus turns to narco-insurgency

Mon 16 Apr, AT 07:59 Robert Fox

Fighting drugs war, CIA ‘special forces’ will soon outnumber military Special Forces in Afghanistan

Kabul attack

West's Afghan policy in crisis after wave of Taliban attacks

First Reaction Sun 15 Apr, AT 16:53

Transition strategy branded 'ridiculous' by local politician after co-ordinated insurgent strikes

Alexander Cockburn

Romney beats off all challengers - at a terrible cost to his beliefs

Wed 4 Apr, AT 08:39 Alexander Cockburn

One-time liberal now sports all his fellow Republicans' most unalluring features. The Obama camp is not unhappy

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